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can anyone find a time at which the negotiations will begin? I know it's supposedly at an undisclosed location.

One of the biggest problems in these negotiations is the public conversation going back and forth between the two sides after each meeting.
Every time labor talks end, one side accuses the other of not doing enough to reach a deal, and this public feud not only looks bad for the league and angers the fans even more. It doesn't nothing to move this process forward.
I think they are trying to be as private as possible at this point.

Darren Dreger ‏@DarrenDreger
Told by mediators advice there was no face to face between players and NHL today. No change from Thursday in either sides position.

I guess the NHLPA is having a conference call. Nogotiations have gone nowhere and there's no plan to meet again. Maybe they decertify or accept the offer but I'd expect them to continue sitting on their ***.

NESN is usually pretty reliable. Growing up watching the station, they never speculate, they only provide facts after they're pretty much known 100%. It can even get boring sometimes because they're like a news station. When the Bruins/Red Sox are looking to trade for a guy, they'll only report after they've literally confirmed with 100% of the parties' executives.